Professional Career
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1982 NBA Draft, but opted to play basketball for a year in Bologna, Italy. During this time, Roberts was traded to the New Jersey Nets on November 12, 1982 for Phil Ford and a second-round draft choice, and from there was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on June 7, 1983 with other players in exchange for coach Stan Albeck. Afterwards, he played his first full NBA season with the Spurs. He played just over a season there before being traded to the Utah Jazz for two second-round draft picks. In September 1986, the Boston Celtics offered him a two-year deal worth $315,000, which the Jazz matched. Almost immediately after matching the offer, the Jazz traded him to Boston for a future draft choice. He played two seasons for the Celtics before being chosen by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft. However, Roberts was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks before ever playing a game for the Heat. He played for the Bucks for five seasons, where he had his best years as a professional, reaching the 10 PPG mark and playing more minutes than he had been. He was released when his contract expired after the 1992-93 NBA season. Roberts played a season of basketball in Spain after his contract was not renewed. After that, he played for the Chicago Rockers of the Continental Basketball Association. He then signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was immediately put to work due to starting power forward Tyrone Hill going down with an ankle injury. Once Hill returned though, Roberts stopped seeing playing time, but considered his stint with the Cavs as a foot in the door for next season. He then signed on with the Los Angeles Lakers for a year. He then signed a one-year contract and played 12 games for the Dallas Mavericks in 1996-97, but was released almost immediately after Don Nelson became General Manager.
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